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Green Chamber of Commerce Annual Event 2011 We were delighted to attend the Green Chamber of Commerce Annual Event! Celebrating “A Taste of the Bay” and held at the beautifully remodeled Levi Strauss & Co. headquarters in San Francisco, the event was filled with so many of our favorite Bay [...]

Fraud Flags to Look Out For With the intention to help you process as successfully as possible, here are some fraud flags for you to look out for: “Rush” orders Orders shipped to an address that does not match the billing address Large orders Orders to be shipped outside the [...]

Featured Merchant: Hayes Valley Wellness This month we’re grateful to feature a beloved client who has done wonders for the health of our co-founders. Run by Dr. Matt Colman, Hayes Valley Wellness is an oasis of peace and attentive, personalized care in the bustling, hip neighborhood of Hayes Valley. From the moment [...]

Protect Yourself with the Authorize.net Velocity Filter eCommerce merchants are vulnerable to a certain type of fraud that is perpetrated by attempts to authorize stolen credit card numbers via a program that generates hundreds or even thousands of credit card authorizations at one time. We saw a recent case that [...]

Fraud Alert: Processing International Orders To help avoid being the victim of fraud, we recommend shipping products outside of the US only once you have vetted the cardholder and verified their address. If you are processing with Authorize.net, the default Address Verification Service (AVS) settings will automatically reject transactions placed [...]

This Month’s Being Game: Being Healthy This month we are “Being Healthy” as part of our monthly Dharma & Sacred Commerce practice. At Dharma, we share the perspective that health doesn’t just mean a healthy body or a healthful diet but encompasses practices of regular nourishment and love of our [...]

Fraud Trends for November 2011 Fraud losses cost the financial and retail industries over $250 billion annually, and cybercrimes get more sophisticated every year. Here are some new fraud trends and how to respond to them: Card Skimming Here, thieves install undetected skimmer devices inside the card reader of terminals [...]

Books We Love: The Method Method This is one of the most enjoyable business books I have ever read. Actually I’m not sure I’d even call it a business book. To me most business books lecture, prescribe esoteric theory and talk at 10,000 feet. It’s like the author never started [...]

Benefit Corporation Bill Passes in California! On October 9th, California became the newest state to pass benefit corporation legislation, creating a new, fully voluntary class of corporation in California called “benefit corporations”. This new corporate structure allows businesses to pursue a material positive impact on the environment and community in [...]

Merchant Interview with Max Sinclair of Cocopotamus It’s actually a little tortuous writing about Cocopotamus, because we start drooling just thinking about their artisan fudge inventions. Magical flavors like gourmet sea salt & dark chocolate, or cinnamon & chlli, let alone rose water infused chocolate fudge is our idea dessert [...]